I'liio CLICK i;i:i;'rM:i^. 759 



.•iiiloima* sliorl. iicMrly ('(ni;il. loiicdicr ;i lidle Ioniser llinii fdiii'tli. 'I'horax 

 sliijchtly loiisor than wide, convex, narrowed on basal third; hind angles 

 short, ohtnse, not oarinate; snrface linely and rather densely punctate. Ely- 

 tra striate, the stria* pnnctate. Length 5.5 mm. 



I.awi'onco Couiity ; I'ai'c. Jutu' .">. licatcii fVoni sassaCras. Dc- 

 sci-ihod fi'oiii i'cimsylvania. 



('(iiiijiiil IIS il( III icofiiis KJrlty. Iilack with paler niai'i^'iiis, elytra 

 i)r(iii/e(i-|)i( ciuis, IciiLilli 11 mm., is rcccnhMl iVoiii rciiiisylvaiiia ami 

 Ohio. 



I'll !l<>J>ii(s (I nfiiii ims Ice.. loiMj;'. parallel. l)lackisIi-|)ic(M)iis. Ilioi-ax 

 with a deep median i>roov(', IcMiiith 12(1-25 mm., (u-riifs on jtiiie in the 

 Sontheni States and New Hampshire. 



XXXV. Atiiotts Esch. 1820. (Or., "slow.") 



I)ift'(M's From Liiiioiiiiis in havini^' the fii'st tafsal joint much 

 lonii(M' lliaii second. In all of onr species hnt one, the second and 

 third tarsal joints are slightly lobefi beneath and the thorax is dis- 

 tinctly lonooi" than broad. Four species have been taken in Indi- 

 ana, while two others perhaps o(Mntr. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF ATIIOUS. 



(/. Second and third tarsal joints lohed beneath. 



h. Mind angles of thorax not carinate, the apex rounded. 



c. Pale chestnut brown ; size larger, 11-14 mm. 1443. brightwelli. 

 cc. Dark sooty brown or piceous; thorax sometimes pale with darker 



median stripe; smaller, not over 10 mm. 1444. acanthus. 



bb. Hind angles of thorax distinctly carinate. 



d. Second joint of antenmie much smaller than third, the latter equal 



to fourth. 

 e. Dull reddish- or sooty-brown. 1445. cucullatus. 



ee. Black, the bases of thorax and elytra narrowly yellow. 



144G. SCAPULARIS. 



dd. Second and third joints of anteiuia» small, equal; black, base of 



thorax reddish-brown. posticus. 



aa. Second and third tarsal joints not lobed beneath. rufifrons. 



1443 (4384). Athous brightwelli Kirby, FauiL r.or. Amer., 1S37, 146. 



Elongate, slender. Pale dull brown, sparsely pubescent with yellowish 

 hairs. Third joint of antennse more than twice the length of second, nearly 

 equal to fourth. Thorax one-half longer than broad, nai-rower than elytra; 

 sides straight, feel)ly rounded at middle, margin flattened at front angles; 

 hind angles compressed, obtusely rounded, with margin slightl.v refiexed; 

 disk densely, rather finely punctate, usually with a median transverse line 

 on l)asal half. Elytral stria' deeply .-ind rather coarsely i)unctured; inter- 

 vals snbcoiivex. liiicly imiictate. transversely rugose. Tjcnglh 11-18 mm. 



Thronphont the State: scarce. ^lay 12-.rnly 5. Occurs on 

 grass and foliage of oak. beech and hickoi-y. A single specimen 



